Many people may have thought this headline was fake, but it is real: Adolf Hitler won an election.

For some, this may sound like a conspiracy come true at first glance. Did Adolf Hitler survive the war and still work on the assembly line at VW in South America? Has he returned from the far side of the moon and started a political career in Namibia?

No. None of this is true. The solution to this headline circulating in various media outlets is quite simple. We are dealing here with a man whose full name is Uunona Adolf Hitler.

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He is a politician from the Namibian ruling party SWAPO who was elected district administrator in his constituency. Politically speaking, the politician from Namibia is unlikely to have any points of contact with his namesake. The Namibian Adolf Hitler is described as a civil rights activist.

Nevertheless, the following posting on Twitter a stir: A man named Adolf Hitler wins an election. How did he get this name and why does he continue to have it?

Why was the man called Adolf Hitler?

The big question about the name is of course here. You have to know that from 1884 to 1915 some parts of Namibia were part of the German Empire. This phase was also marked by brutality and uprisings.

For example, the Nama and Herero uprisings were brutally suppressed by the colonial power. However, one remnant from this time is the way many parents give their children names. Therefore, locals often have the first and last names of well-known Germans.

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That should also be the case here. The Namibian Hitler told German media that his parents probably didn't understand what the name Adolf Hitler stood for. It is now too late for him to change his name. The name is recorded in his official documents.

That could also be of interest.

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